Improvement in oral hygiene status of visually impaired school children by educational intervention
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH - Year 2017, Vol 9, Issue 12
Abstract
Aims: To evaluate and improve the oral health status in visually impaired children with the educational intervention in the form of braille and hands-on demonstration of brushing technique. Materials and Methods: The baseline Oral Hygiene Index-Simplified (OHI-S), Gingival Index(GI) and oral health awareness was recorded. An educational intervention in form of verbal, brailed manuscript and hands on demonstration for brushing was provided with periodically reinforced by the professionals to the blind children. At end of 6 months re-evaluation was done on the same participants. Results: The study revealed highly significant improvement in OHIS and GI post intervention Conclusion: Educational intervention in the form of braille and hands-on demonstration of brushing technique can significantly improve oral hygiene of the visually impaired school children.
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1Ibrahim Khan, *,1Dr. Swapnil Taur, 1Dr. Savita Hadakar and 2Dr. Indraneel Chavan -
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